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Religion operates on the principle 'I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.' But the operating principle of the gospel is 'I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.'
Religion says, 'I obey; therefore I am accepted.' Christianity says, 'I'm accepted, therefore I obey.
The gospel has two parts. It has the part that says you're a sinner, and it has the part that says you're loved and accepted.
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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all he said.
You cannot have Jesus' rescue without accepting His rule.
Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
It seems almost oxymoronic to believe that this new idealism has led to a new pessimism about marriage, but that is exactly what has happened. In generations past there was far less talk about "compatibility" and finding the ideal soul mate. Today we are looking for someone who accepts us as we are and fulfills our desires, and this creates an unrealistic set of expectations that frustrates both the searchers and the searched for.
The cross is the place where we find the freedom to accept ourselves without being proud and to challenge ourselves without being crushed.
If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn't rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.
Jesus lost all his glory so that we could be clothed in it. He was shut out so we could get access. He was bound, nailed, so that we could be free. He was cast out so we could approach. And Jesus took away the only kind of suffering that can really destroy you: that is being cast away from God. He took so that now all suffering that comes into your life will only make you great. A lump of coal under pressure becomes a diamond. And the suffering of a person in Christ only turns you into somebody gorgeous.
The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
Nothing we formulate or do can qualify us for access to God. Only grace can do that- based not on our performance but on the saving work of Christ.
The very fact that we have access to God's attention and presence should concentrate the thoughts and elevate the heart.
Honor the image of God. Human beings are not accidents, but creations.
The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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The purpose of Sabbath is not simply to rejuvenate yourself in order to do more production, nor is it the pursuit of pleasure. The purpose of Sabbath is to enjoy your God, life in general, what you have accomplished in the world through his help, and the freedom you have in the gospel-the freedom from slavery to any material object or human expectation. The Sabbath is a sign of the hope that we have in the world to come.
